Story in issue 9 page 4

ive just finished reading the story about Diane Redfern also, i cant imagine what she is going through, im only 19 and have a little girl who is nearly 2, i cant imagine what people who have lost babies have got to go through, my heart goes out to them all and also their little angels!! THINK ITS A GREAT IDEA OF SETTING UP THIS WEBSITE,!

That story was so upsetting, i lost two babies one at 12 wks and one at 8weeks, i had a missed M/C and a M/C but thankfully i have two sons, It was horrible at the time for me but i can only imagine the pain she must be going through at 19wks - im going to visit that site amanda, thanks for posting it. It really is nice to find people who have been through similar situations and understand and its so hard for others to understand your loss. xx Debs xx

hi, my name is michelle i'm 25 years old. my thoughts go out to diane. when i was 15 years old i fell pregnant 3 months before my 16th birthday. i went into premature labour at 20 weeks and held on for 3 weeks, so was in labour for 3 weeks without anyone realising it was actually labour i was in, the hospital i was in at newcastle upon tyne just kept telling me and my mum that i was constipated and kept feeding me laxitives for 3 weeks. unfortunatley my little girl couldn't hold on any longer and i finally gave birth when i was only 23 weeks pregnant due to mistreated at the hospital, my baby girl would of been 9 years old in january. she weighed 9oz less then a 1lb. she was breathing up til they cut her cord but i thought they could of done more if they actually thought about monitoring me to see if it was labour, my mum kept telling them that i was in labour and after her having 7 kids i think she would of known if it was any ifferent. i gave birth on the 26th january 1999 and my baby was buried at the cost of nothing as the hospital chaplin organised everything for us. i have since gone onto have another 3 children who are all alive and heathy. my heart really goes out to diane and hope she gets to read this as iknow exactly how she feels bout losing a loved one even thou they haven't really been part of lives in the living but we carried them for so long to realise this is the moment were going to have a baby to love and cherish for the rest of lives. i got my babys hand prints and foot prints put onto a card, and she got blessed by the hospital chaplin. thankyou for having the time to read this and hope everyone gets throu it like i have xxx

Thanks for your replies. Debs, the site is wonderful and has dragged me through some really bad times. If anyone would like to read my full story then you can find it at http://lewis-christopher-pryor.gonetoosoon.co.uk/ Looking forward to getting to know you all better Amanda x www.lifeafterloss.org.uk A place for anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby at any gestation of pregnancy or during infancy Mummy to }Lewis{ born sleeping 22/09/05 & Kayleigh born screaming 03/10/06

My heart goes out to all the mums and dads also who have lost children, no one should have to go through loosing a child. I have two healthy girls and count my blessings when i think what could have happened when i gave birth to my first. She is ten now but when i went into labour they left me too long then i had three failed attempts at forceps her head camr out but shoulder got stuck, so i had a choice dislocate her shoulder or push her back in and have c section. You can imagine baby and myself were highly distressed but a brilliant surgeon managed to deliver her quick enough to survive. This is a great web site for people who have lost children i cant even begin to know the grief these mums go through.